About MichaelBtheGameGenie

Michael Burry “MichaelBtheGameGenie” has been playing and collecting video games for over 24 years. Michael first realized his passion for gaming when he received his first system (the Nintendo Entertainment System) and Super Mario Bros. 2 for his 8th birthday; a gift which he has kept to this day. This would be the continuing trend for Michael as every system and game he received as a gift or purchased from that point on has been preserved in his collection. Michael has over 1,000 games in his collection including close to 400 games for his beloved NES and over 27 different systems; most of which are still complete in box. On April 2012 Michael joined the YouTube gaming community through his channel MichaelBtheGameGenie, where he looks at collecting games, reliving video game related nostalgic moments and doing reviews on some of his favorite games throughout his 24 year passion of everything video game related.

Outside of video games, Mike is also an avid movie fan with a special love of cheesy 80′s horror movies. He collects cartoon Series on DVD from the 80′s and 90′s as well as Toys from some of these great shows. He is a big sports fan who has a NHL hockey jersey collection of over 30 players, and last but not least he is a lifelong Professional Wrestling fan who actually performed on the Canadian Independent Circuit from 2000 to 2009 as the Paragon of Virtue Mike Burry.

Zelda Copycat Games! Mike takes a look at some great games on systems other then Nintendo that borrow some aspects greatly from The Legend of Zelda which is his most beloved video game series of all time to downright copying …

Mike does a follow up to his popular Top 10 NES Hidden Gems with More NES Hidden Gems on this episode of Video Game Nostalgia. Check me out on: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/MichaelBtheGam… Welcome to my channel. I have been playing …

What 10 Games Won’t be on the Nintendo 64 (N64) Classic. Mike lists 10 games that he knows will not be on the N64 Classic. Check me out on: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Welcome to my channel. I have been playing and …

What are the Top 10 2d Wrestling Games? Take a look at my list and feel free to share your own. Check me out on: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Welcome to my channel. I have been playing and collecting games since …

Mike takes a look back at some BAD NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) Movie Games that were actually GREAT on the Sega Genesis on this episode of Video Game Nostalgia. Check me out on: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Welcome to my channel. I …

Mike takes a look back at some easy games that he has always found hard on this episode of video game nostalgia. Games that can be beat in a single sitting like Altered Beast on the Sega Genesis or Speedran …

Mike reviews A Nightmare on Elm Street on the NES, which is one of his favourite movie series of all time. Can he survive and provide a provide a positive review of this proposed bad game, find out on …

The guys from playing with power are back for another episode to discuss FMV Games, Game Streaming Services, HD Remakes of 8 and 16 bit games and much more Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: …

Mike takes a look back at some R Rated movies from the 80’s and 90’s that somehow got a release on the NES Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: Tweets by MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and …

Mike takes a look back at his fond memories of the Nintendo Game Boy and shares his top 10 games for the system. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used are the property of their respective …

Mike takes a trip back to the mid 90’s and shares his top 3 fighting games from the 16 bit era Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used are the …

Mike having recently watched Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice was motivated to play a Superman game. So he obviously is going to play the best which is The Death and Return of Superman on the Sega Genesis. Check …

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone, join me as I celebrate this holiday season by taking a look back at my childhood games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: …

Mike dusts off his Sega Genesis to play one of it’s finest games Contra: Hard Core. Will this game do to him what it does every time? You betcha, it kicks his butt. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: …

The Monsters from Castlevania have been let loose to pillage the world and the only hope is a group of gamers who can break the curse. These men set out to see who can get the farthest in Castlevania …

Mike picks up a Everdrive for the Nintendo Entertainment System that allows him to play all the NA NES releases….does this spell the end of his NES Complete Collection Chronicles? Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie …

Mike tries Kid Dracula on the Famicom/ NES for the very first time…and needless to say he is very impressed Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used are the property …

Mike pushes his frustration to the limit as he gets his butt handed to him by Ghosts N Goblins on the NES Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used are …

To open this years Halloween Havoc celebrations, Mike tries his hand at Splatterhouse on the NES….well Wanpaku Graffiti on the Famicom but same thing and the game is awesome Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: …

Mike takes a look at the Sonic the Hedgehog series and reviews his favourite game from it that may be a little overlooked due to it exclusive release on the reviled Sega CD, Sonic CD. Check me out on: …

After a long move, Mike invites us for a tour of his New Gameroom and shows some of his coolest pieces in his collection. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video …

Mike took a trip to Vancouver and found something he needed at his favourite local retro store in his June update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All …

To celebrate his 3 year anniversary and reaching 10, 000 subscribers on YouTube, Mike shares his Top 10 games of all time. This list isn’t based on technical merits but rather on the Top 10 games that he has …

Mike plays one of his favourite games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Buck O’Hare as requested by his buddy Will Santana Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used are the …

Mike gets a large donation of games from his friend Wes Ford and a special package of rare games US NES games from Germany of all places in his latest update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles. Check …

Mike is back and this time Joined by his brother Matt as they play Bad Dudes on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Are Mike and Matt bad enough dudes to rescue the President or will they have a completely underwhelming …

Mike plays one of his childhood NES games, Double Dragon on Game & Watch Wednesday after receiving a request from Miguel Espinoza on Facebook Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music and video used …

In the first of a series of viewer requests, Mike plays Bloody Wolf on the TurboGrafx-16 for his buddy Matt aka. The LJN Defender (Acclaim Defender). Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All music …

Mike gets some help from a new friend from Facebook and a sale with an old Youtube friend for some important and rare boxed games that leaves his collection at an ominous number. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: …

After another disappointing WWE Royal Rumble, Mike reminisces about a golden age when there was a competing federation named WCW, who back in 1997 release the best licensed Wrestling game to date at that time WCW/NWO Revenge for the …

After receiving a number of requests about the TurboGrafx 16, Mike plays Blazing Lazers. Not only one of his favourite games on the system but also the game is the sole reason for his love of shoot em ups. …

Mike gets a little help from a friend, no not his new Robotic Operating Buddy but a facebook friend sends him a very rare game for the system as another package from his bud Will Santana in the January …

Mike plays one of his Childhood NES games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was inspired by the recent red swayze challenge…which Mike by no means tries to compete with but he just wanted to see how far …

Mike picks up 8 games on 4 different systems and including 2 big RPG’s for the Sony Playstation after remembering that he collects for more than just the NES. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: …

In the 3rd and final part of his massive December update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike shows the rest of what he got off the local collector including a much maligned Movie game as well as retribution …

In part 2 of his massive update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike adds some rare and hard to find games to his collection including some of the hardest to find hudson soft games and a interesting Cowboy …

Mike takes a look back at the Nintendo Entertainment System Games he had as a child and shares his memories and thoughts on each one in this very special episode of Video Game Nostalgia. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ …

Mike reviews the Game Genie for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a special request for his friend’s son. Did this unlicensed accessory live up to the hype it’s marketing created for it or is it a piece of our …

Mike takes on a life long nemesis in the Battletoads Turbo Tunnel after being challenged by his friend Will Santana and the Multi-tapped Crew. Will he finally overcome this life long obstacle or suffer another crushing defeat? Find …

Mike gets a little help from some of his friends in October as they provide all his additions to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles and a nomination for YouTuber of the Month from an unlikely Sega ally. Youtuber of …

In MichaelBtheGameGenie’s 3rd Halloween Special…retro gamers everywhere have been disappearing in their sleep. It’s up to Mike, Chris (Weekend Game Guy) and Stu (misterdude206) to end this Nightmare once and for all with yet another gaming challenge to see who …

Mike plays Zombie Nation on the Nintendo Entertainment System. This expensive and indescribable game lets you take control of a dismembered zombie head of a samurai in a side scrolling shooter that sees you destroy buildings, mountains and the …

Mike tries to beat Monster in my Pocket on the NES. A Konami game he has only played once before based on a popular toy line from the early 90’s. Weekend Game Guy’s Halloween Special on Monster in my Pocket: …

Mike attempts to get through Castlevania on the NES without using a continue. Can he make it all the way to Dracula or will his quest end short? Find out in this Wednesday’s Game & Watch with MichaelB. Check …

Mike has a big month and adds 14 new games to his NES collection including a couple variants of a classic game, and another Konami great. How close will this total bring him to the final tally? Find out on …

Mike tries to beat Jason and finish Friday the 13th on the NES..a feat he has only accomplished once before. See if he can do it again on this Wednesday’s episode of Game & Watch with MichaelB, and the …

To celebrate reaching 5000 subscribers Mike shows his Top 10 NES Games that can be purchased for $10 or less. This is to show that quality doesn’t always equal price or rarity and there is still a lot of …

MikeB this time puts his talents to the test as he tries to finally finish Streets of Rage by himself. Can he finally beat the twins before the final boss and cross this game off his list? Find out on …

In his August update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles Mike finally hits the 600 game mark and pick up a title renown for being a favourite of Pat the NES Punk and Ian at the Completely Unnecessary Podcast. Check …

In his July update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike gets some help from a youtube friend (https://www.youtube.com/user/VGMProf) and a local reseller but will it be enough to get him to the 600 game milestone? My Awesome Youtube Friends …

Mike shows off his recent game pickups with 12 games for 4 different systems including one of the most sought after Super Nintendo games and the last Nintendo release of this great franchise,,,also the return of Mrs. Genie as she …

You guys voted for it, now Mike plays The Legendary Axe on the Turbo Grafx 16. Watch Mike as he plays through this great action platformer….well at least as far as he can get. Don’t forget to cast your vote …

In his May 2014 update, Mike get’s a package from his good friend Ed (https://www.youtube.com/user/edt1138 ) with 7 more games to help him on his NES Complete Collection Chronicles. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie …

Mike brings you inside his game room and gives you a look at his entire gaming collection as well as showing you some recent modifications to the room. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikebgamegenie All …

In his April update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike picks up 4 new games to bring him ever closer to his goal of a complete NA NES collection including one game that he likes so much he considers …

To celebrate his 2 year anniversary on YouTube, Mike shares his Top 10 Hidden Gems on the Nintendo Entertainment System. One of the funnest aspects of collecting for a system is discovering great games you knew nothing about as growing …

In his March update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike picks up the other 2 Batman games on the NES that have eluded him for years as well as 10 other games bringing him ever closer to his …

This month’s pickups come on the heels of one of the largest projected storms in history. Mike shows the games that he picked up to enjoy while he stayed safe and sound inside such as a rare Capcom arcade style …

Mike attempts to play his way through Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! without losing a match….will he make it all the way to Mike Tyson’s dream match, or will an old nemesis halt his progress…….find out on this episode of Game …

In his January and February 2014 update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike picks up two very uncommon NES games that are both as hard to find as they are to beat. As well as 12 other games, …

In this month’s pickups, Mike has a very bad experience with a rare N64 game, but thanks to a very tech savvy friend the crisis is adverted. Not to mention he picks up one of his rarest games for the …

MichaelB shows you his path through Ducktales on the NES. Does he take the same path as you, are there power ups and secrets he finds that you don’t know about? Find out in the second episode of Game & …

Mike is joined by some of his best friends on YouTube to share the New Years Gaming Resolutions. So what games are these guys gonna go back and re-explore from their gaming past or finally finish this year? Find out …

I get a game to finish a very awesome set as well as a gift from a friend on YouTube in this month episode of My NES Complete Collection Chronicles. Check out Justin’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/G00DwillHUNT3R For additional posts by MichaelBtheGameGenie: Click …

To celebrate reaching 2500 subscribers on YouTube, Mike shares his top 10 games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). With over 115 games in his library it is so hard to pick the 10 best games, so his choices …

Mike picks up the game he has only dreamed of finding, his holy grail…..Little Samson. He also found a game he has been dying to play by Atlus and hits another major collection milestone in the November 2013 update …

MikeB realizes he was just a little too late to do a Halloween game review and decides instead to review one of the rarest and best Shoot em Up games on the NES, Gun-Nac! Gun-Nac was developed by Compile who …

After getting some help for his game addiction, Mike picked up over 20 games on 10 different systems. Find out what amazing games he picked up on the return of Game Pickups from the New Adventure Island! For additional …

In MichaelBtheGameGenie’s 2013 Halloween Special….Michael awakes from a terrifying nightmare only to hear the sound of a Skype call with his two best friends misterdude206 (http://www.youtube.com/user/misterdude206) and WeekendGameGuy1 (http://www.youtube.com/user/WeekendGameGuy1) After telling them of his nightmare, his friends make light …

In his October Update to his NES Complete Collection Chronicles, Mike picks up one of the big expensive Capcom games as well as receives a package from an excellent Youtuber that graciously gives him nine games that he needed for …

Mike reviews a game he has been very vocal about disliking and in fact has quoted it as probably his least favourite game he has owned since childhood. But after 20 years of gaming since he started playing it, Mike …

In part 2 of MikeB’s historic September NES Complete Collection Chronicles, he finally re-captures his full childhood NES set by picking up a rare and valuable Tengen game. After hitting 500 games in part 1, find out how many more …

What are Mike’s Top 10 Sega Genesis Games in his collection? Watch to find out which games from the system that finally gave Nintendo legitimate competition made the list. For additional posts by MichaelBtheGameGenie: Click Here Join the new Gamester81 …

Action 52! Now that that is out of the way, Mike also picked up 17 more games to add to his NES collection in August. One was Ice Climber which came from a fellow Youtuber with a cool podcast; Adam…check …

What was your favourite Legend of Zelda Game growing up? What is your favourite Legend of Zelda game now? After watching a recent episode of the Game Chaser’s that’s the way game playing go and seeing a debate between Billy …

In his July 2013 update to the quest to a complete NES collection, Mike adds 16 new games including a very expensive and uncommon unlicensed Zapper game. He also adds some inexpensive but uncommon titles according to NintendoAge’s rarity …

In his 100th Video, Mike goes up against misterdude206 and Weekend Game Guy in the greatest video game challenge since The Wizard….The Soda Popinski Challenge! Who can take down the somewhat drunk looking Russian with the best time or will …

The Super Nintendo was home to some of the greatest Beat Em Ups of all time. Surprisingly, one of my very favorite games is actually a licensed movie game based on one of the most popular 90’s action movies, Batman …

Mike added 20 new games to his NES collection in May and June including some very fun titles such as Darkwing Duck, Captain America and the Avengers. He also added an expensive RPG, and one of the NES’ most underrated …

MichaelB weighs in on the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo with his uninvolved and nostalgic opinion on what was showcased. Find out what he thinks of the release of the XBOX ONE and PS4, as well as the surprise announcement of …

In the latest episode of Game Pickups from the New Adventure Island, Mike Picks up some of the Super Nintendo’s best RPG’s as well as one somewhat unheard of RPG. Mike also finds an impressive Sega Saturn Haul with …

Some of the very best and worst memories of gaming Mike had growing up revolved around lending games to friends. As a collector since childhood Mike has always had a hard time lending games to friends, worrying about the …

MikeB has just passed the halfway point in his Complete Nintendo Entertainment System Collection and to celebrate he is sharing what he has picked up so far in a collection tour. See what boxed games, boxed systems and of …

In the golden Age of Nintendo Power some games that are today considered to be unheralded gems were featured on the cover such as Metal Storm (Volume 22), and Power Blade (Volume 23). Volume 24 featured one of my …

In MikeB’s April 2013 update to his ongoing quest to gather a complete NES collection, Mike finally reaches 400 games…or does he? Do reproductions count? Well at least he picked up some extremely uncommon games complete in box. Find out …

To celebrate his one year anniversary on YouTube, Mike shares his top 10 games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. With over 400 games in his library it is so hard to pick the 10 best games, so his …

Mike stumbled upon a large XBOX lot as well as some 32X games while out hunting for games in Newfoundland with Keebthejokinggamer….oh and did I mention Shining Force CD..yeah he is pretty excited. For additional posts by MichaelBtheGameGenie: Click Here …

Which side were you on, Capcom or Konami? I could not decide myself so I solicited the expert opinions of some of my very best friends here on YouTube. 16 Bit Brothers — 4:35 http://www.youtube.com/user/16BitBrothers 64BitMatthew — 7:50 …

Mike loves Castlevania, there have been so many great releases on the NES, SNES, Playstation and Game Boy Advance. But what about the Sega Genesis Castlevania game? The oddball in the series “Bloodlines” is often overlooked as being merely a …